Medical Imaging

SBIR grant for bone imaging technology may help patients with osteoporosis

Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 4th, 2004

Pennsylvania medical imaging company MicroMRI announced that it has received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I and Phase II Fast Track grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

This $4 million, 4-year grant is aimed at bringing microscopic imaging technology for MRI scanners, or Virtual Bone Biopsy (VBB), into the clinical arena. The VBB is a singular, non-invasive assessment tool for bone quality that measures trabecular bone microstructure in-vivo, and has enormous implications for patients with osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis is characterized by decreased bone mass, and affects 10...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-11-04)

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